Tribute to Patterson Kuria Gathuru
Our colleague and friend, Patterson Kuria Gathuru, left us on 15 November 2017. He is known to us as the Habitat International Coalition’s co-member on the IPC, advocating the issues and human rights of the
Published : 15 November 2017
Nigeria: 30K Evicted, Defying Court
Deadly mass forced evictions make life misery for waterfront communities Over 30,000 forcibly evicted from settlements in Lagos state in defiance of court orders 11 people unlawfully killed and at least 17 missing after violent evictions by
Published : 14 November 2017
Germany: Merkel`s Housing Crisis
Germany is facing a shocking housing crisis with 1.2 million people expected to be living in homeless shelters by 2018. The Federal Homeless Association estimates the current number of homeless people in the country totals around
Published : 14 November 2017
Out of Africa: Human Rights Habitat Struggles
From Africa to the World: Struggling for Human Rights to Housing, Land and the City Mid-October 2017, Nairobi was host to an intense engagement on housing rights, social justice and the right to the city. This
Published : 07 November 2017
HIC-HLRN Hosts 6th MENA Land Forum in Tunis
On 25–27 October 2017, HIC’s Housing and Land Rights Network will organize the 6th round of its Land Forum for the Middle East/North Africa in Tunis. This time, the periodic HIC Middle East/North Africa event
Published : 25 October 2017
EU States Demand Israel Pay Demolition Costs
Eight European Union countries wrote an official protest letter to Israel, demanding over €30,000 ($35,400) in compensation for confiscating and demolishing structures and infrastructure which the countries had built in Area C of the West
Published : 19 October 2017
USA: GOP Enables Arctic Drilling
GOP lawmakers open door to arctic drilling WASHINGTON—Tucked into the budget bill the Senate is likely to pass this week is a provision that could quietly open the door to drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National
Published : 18 October 2017
Turkey: Environmentalists Murdered
`The threats continue’: murder of retired couple chills fellow activists in Turkey. The killing of two activists who successfully campaigned to shut down a mine has shocked environmentalists in Turkey who fear their deaths will
Published : 18 October 2017
EPA: Puerto Ricans Resorts to Toxic Water
EPA says Puerto Rico residents resorted to contaminated water at Dorado Superfund site Levels of industrial solvents in some of the wells at the Dorado Superfund site are too high for drinking water Supplies still aren’t reaching
Published : 15 October 2017
